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from The Auld Post Office B&B

Wolfburn WhiskyYay… I won a prize to visit Wolfburn Whisky Distillery!On World Whisky Day, I bought a bottle of the very new and young Wolfburn Single Malt Whisky at our local specialist off Licence J A Mackay in Thurso, and was entered into a pize draw! A big surprise and so lovely to hear that i had won! And my prize… A Whisky Tour for four at Wolfburn Distillery, I was delighted and invited our super neighbours to join us.

Oranges & lemons…It’s that cosy time of year, when I love to make marmalade. Seville oranges are in abundance, and while they’re not quite as sweet and juicy as other oranges, they’re the best for making tangy marmalade. And so, locating the jam pan at the back of the cupboard…

5th January 2018Feathered friendsThe RSPB regularly collect data on the number of different species of birds that visit gardens throughout the UK, through the Big Garden Birdwatch Program. An hour is spent on the day, counting the highest number seen at any one time, this ensures birds aren’t counted twice, if they should fly away and return a moment later. Here’s a glimpse of a few of our own garden visitors….

A little about us, and a very warm welcome to you.We so love to meet you and havewelcomed guests from over 30countries to our Highland homethat looks out across heather coveredmoors to the peaks of Sutherland.We bought the Auld Post Office in a derelict condition in 1995, with no running water, no electricity andnot much of a roof!Weyland always wanted to renovatean old property and fortunately, hehas now fulfilled his dream!Chatting about our retirement while on holiday in India, we thought we’dlike to open our home for guests tohave bed and breakfast.The house wasn’t quite big enough, and Weyland sketched plans for anextension in the sand!We felt it was important for our guests to have privacy, and to comeand go as they please.And so, two en-suite guest roomswere added, each with French doors to the garden and a private frontentrance.We feel it works for our guests and for us too. We interact as much asour guests want us to, and we all enjoy our own privacy.Although we like furry friends, we have no family pets, just the happy hens in the garden. We like to travel ourselves and learna little about other cultures. Aspecial trip for us was visiting a school in Dhampus, high up in theHimalayas, it was so moving when the children burst into song, singing the Nepalese National Anthem. On a cycling trip across Turkey, when everything we carried was in the pannias on our bikes. We learnedto pack minimally! Although knowingthat we needed everything includingthe kitchen sink! Our ‘bathroom’ was a toolbox mounted on the back of one of the bikes, and the ‘kitchen’ on the other!The kindness of people on both these trips overwhelmed us. Theyweren’t holidays, they were travelexperiences, and we learned to recognise the difference. We believe our own experienceshelp us to understand a little moreabout the needs of others when far away from home. If we haveit, you can be sure we’ll share it.

17th March 2018Gin Musketeers Mark IIISo lovely to have our B&B hosting friends back to The Auld Post Office once again, for a celebration over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. A wee tasting of Gin from the Emerald Isle with a little food pairing too! Super to have so much help in the kitchen and oh so funny when… three of us donned identical apronscovered in little chickens! Our own little ‘hen party’!

14th Aprii 2018Orienteering!While I love to roam in the woodland and enjoy the scrunch underfoot, as I meander along the paths and tracks that weave their way through Dunnet Forest. It’s many years since I ventured on a trip of orienteering!

August 2018A Royal Affair! HRH Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay, Chieftain at The Mey Highland and Cultural Games.It was a first this year to invite Uncle Sam’s Highlandersfrom the USA, bringing adaptive games to Caithness.

Each have French doors to the patio and gardens beyond

The well dressed Guest Suite combines 21st century comfort, with a blend of Art Deco and comtemporary style. N.B. If you’d like TWIN BEDS - check our Annex suite, with a choice of Twin or Superking bed (s)

Superking

Ben Griam Beg ~ Best House King

has a Kingsize spung edge divan with memory mattress. Digital Flat screen TV’s with DVD / CD Player. Choose from our selection of 100’s of DVD’s. Free WiFi Internet Access. If you are working, a lap-top table can be provided.

Open the French doors…

and fill the room with the morning sunshine !Relax on the patio or stroll through the gardens and beyond.Hospitality tray with a selection of teas, coffee, chocolate and Scottish tray bake cookies. Silent running fridge with fresh mik. You are welcome to bring wine or beer to enjoy on our light summer evenings.

Enjoy the big skies of Caithness, with spectacular views of the Ben Griams of

Sutherland

The Guest rooms share a private front entrance and form a suite. Ideal for individual couples; families of three or four (if two doubles are appropriate); or groups of four.

Each have French doors to the

patio and gardens beyond

The well dressed Guest Suite combines 21st century comfort, with a blend of Art Deco and comtemporary style. N.B. If you’d like TWIN BEDS - check our Annex suite, with a choice of Twin or Superking bed (s)

Superking

Ben Griam Beg ~

Best House King

has a Kingsize spung edge divan with memory mattress. Digital Flat screen TV’s with DVD / CD Player. Choose from our selection of 100’s of DVD’s. Free WiFi Internet Access. If you are working, a lap-top table can be provided.

Open the French

doors…

and fill the room with the morning sunshine !Relax on the patio or stroll through the gardens and beyond.Hospitality tray with a selection of teas, coffee, chocolate and Scottish tray bake cookies. Silent running fridge with fresh mik. You are welcome to bring wine or beer to enjoy on our light summer evenings.

Enjoy the big skies of Caithness, with

spectacular views of the Ben Griams of

Sutherland

The Guest rooms share a private front entrance and form a suite. Ideal for individual couples; families of three or four (if two doubles are appropriate); or groups of four.